2025 was a milestone year for Priscilla Block in more ways than one. Not only did she spend the year touring arenas with Cole Swindell, but she also released her sophomore album, Things You Didn’t See, and launched her own headlining tour.
Backstage at the 59th Annual CMA Awards, Block caught up with Country Now to reflect on the “amazing” response to the project and the vulnerability she poured into it.
“Putting out this record was just so fun and I put a lot into it and I love when you get a good response. When you put a lot of effort into something, it feels good,” she shared. “So I feel like people were kind of shocked a little bit with this record, which is a good thing. I love giving people a little bit of the unexpected.”
The project showcases Block at her most open and honest, especially on emotional tracks like “Couldn’t Care Less” and “Elijah,” while also bringing out her confident, fun-loving energy on songs such as “Yard Sale” and “Goodwill To Gucci.”
As a whole, Block says the album represents every part of who she is, and that’s something she takes great pride in.
“I think it’s important for me to just stay authentic and true to me and I got to do that on this record. And so I feel like every song and the whole story behind it is so me. But hearing other people relate to it like a song ‘Couldn’t Care Less,’ that’s so personal. It’s like, wow, people feel this way too. It’s not just me,” she pointed out.
For Block, the vulnerability came naturally because the songs reflect “real feelings.” With artists like Ashley Cooke, Kelsea Ballerini, and Carly Pearce embracing that same honesty in their latest releases, Block says it’s that authenticity that makes country music so special.
“Whatever I write is true to where I’m at or I try to do that, but artists are human. We go through really hard times or times where we’re like, ‘is this thing even working out?’ It’s just the ups and downs that you really go through,” she explained. “And I love that so many people are being just vulnerable in their music right now. And I think we’re in a time where the world wants that… It doesn’t have to be so polished and perfected and the typical hit that you hear all the time, it’s songs are standing out that tell a story. And that’s why I love country music.”
Block is showcasing these new songs and more on her current tour and will continue to do so into 2026 on her Things You Didn’t See headlining tour, which will visit theaters across the country. With this run, she’s stepping a bit outside of her “comfort zone.”
“I’ve been touring for the past four years and this tour, I wanted to challenge myself to work in some choreography and just level up,” she said. “And so it’s definitely nerve wracking…but I think every superstar knows how to move, so I need to figure it out, you know what I mean? So I’m trying. I’m moving, the hair is hairing, I’m doing the whips!”
Priscilla Block’s Things You Didn’t See Tour launches Thursday, January 22, in San Luis Obispo, hitting cities like Denver and Fort Worth along the way. The 20+ date trek concludes March 4 at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium with a special ‘Priscilla Block & Friends’ performance.
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